No filler. Every lecture teaches you something you can use at the next shop you walk into.
Meet Your Instructor. Who Mac is, 20+ years on both sides of the counter, and why he made this course.
What You'll Be Able to Do by the End. The five skills you'll walk away with — and how to use them on your very next quote.
Quartz vs. Granite vs. Marble vs. Quartzite: Honest Pros & Cons. No sales pitch — the real durability, maintenance, and cost trade-offs of each, from a guy who's installed all four for decades.
Which Stone for Kitchen vs. Bathroom vs. Outdoor. Match the material to the room and how you actually live — so you don't put the wrong stone in the wrong place.
Grades, Thickness & Why Level Pricing Exists. What "levels" actually mean, why 2cm vs. 3cm matters, and how shops use grades to steer you.
The Square-Foot Game: How Shops Really Measure. The measuring tricks that quietly inflate your bill — and how to check the math yourself.
What's Baked Into the Price vs. What Gets Added Later. Fabrication, install, cutouts, edges — what's legitimately included and what gets tacked on at the end.
How to Read a Quote Line by Line. + quiz. Take any real quote apart piece by piece until every number makes sense.
Bait-and-Switch Stone. The sample isn't the slab — how to make sure what you picked is what gets installed.
Inflated Square Footage. Rounding, double-counting, phantom inches — where the extra feet hide.
"Free" Sink & Other Upsell Traps. The psychology of the freebie and what it really costs you.
The Disappearing Warranty. What's actually covered, for how long, and the exclusions that swallow the promise.
Giant Deposits & Cash-Only Deals. Fair deposit structure vs. the terms that should make you walk.
Unlicensed & Uninsured Installers. Who's in your kitchen, and what happens when something goes wrong.
Fake Timelines. + quiz. Why "two weeks" becomes six — and how to get a real schedule in writing.
The 10 Questions to Ask Before You Sign Anything. The exact script — ask these, listen to the answers, and you'll know who you're dealing with.
What to Look for When You Visit the Shop & Slab Yard. A 10-minute walkthrough that reveals everything about a fabricator's operation.
Red Flags That Mean Walk Away. The signs that no discount is worth ignoring.
How Templating and Fabrication Actually Work. What happens between "we'll be in touch" and install day — lasers, CNCs, and hand-finishing.
What Install Day Looks Like & How to Inspect the Job. Be ready when the crew arrives, and know exactly what to check before they leave.
Seams: What's Normal and What's Not. Every big countertop has seams. Learn the difference between a good one and a bad one.
Sealing, Cleaning & What Ruins Stone. Protect your investment — what to do, what to avoid, and the products that actually work.
Your Pre-Purchase Checklist. The printable one-pager: bring it to every shop visit and never miss a step.
Congratulations + What to Do Next. + final quiz. Your action plan — from course to confident purchase.
Checkpoints after lectures 8, 15, and 24 lock in what you've learned, and the pre-purchase checklist goes with you to every shop.
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